Self-Portraits

A self portrait is a work of art that shows an image of an artist, made by the artist.  When you make a self-portrait, you are showing people what you look like and something about you too.

Artists often created art that used themselves as subjects.  Sometimes portraits will be the whole body and sometimes portraits just show just the face of the subject.  

How does an artist know what she looks like?  

What can an artist use to help her see what she looks like?

Rembrandt

Vincent van Gogh

Mary Cassatt

Frida Kahlo

Chuck Close